Florida Gov. DeSantis signed a new law mandating a daily moment of silence in schools for students to 'reflect and be able to pray as they see fit'

• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law requiring daily moments in silence in schools.
• The law will go into effect next school year.
• It bans teachers from "making suggestions as to the nature of any reflection that a student may engage in during the moment of silence."

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new law this week that requires schools to hold daily moments of silence for students.

"It's important to be able to provide each student the ability every day to reflect and be able to pray as they see fit," DeSantis said before signing the bill, according to CNN.

Though the law doesn't mandate prayer, DeSantis used religious terms at the bill's signing, railing against "the idea that you can just push God out of every institution and be successful."

"I'm sorry, our founding fathers did not believe that," DeSantis added.

The law states that teachers are banned "from making suggestions as to the nature of any reflection that a student may engage in during the moment of silence."

The bill was signed into law on Monday, and will go into effect next school year.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.